Connie Con-Tact is so right - sticky back plastic is great for giving you a lift as well as your home.....
..or at least it can be. Apartment Therapy and Design Sponge have both blogged excellent round ups in the past of what's available in stores (in the US) today. Some of it seems a bit grim. Its the vintage stuff that I love - the patterns from the 1960s were amazing.
I've been collecting original pieces for a couple of years now. It started with the kitchen shelves. We would love to remodel the kitchen at some point (who wouldn't) but as that's not an option right now it seemed like the shelves were going to have to get a paint job like all the other cabinets. Being so close to the hob they get grimy easy so I tried a temporary piece of contact paper and it was so easy to wipe clean it's still there several months later. It seemed silly to stop there so you see the rather crazy results below. The shelves are certainly a cheery sight for bleary eyes on grey mornings.
You already saw our paper organizer files covered in assorted contact papers but I'm afraid that is not the end of the story. I found evidence in the hallway with telephone directories hiding in a box filed covered in Pucci inspired 1970s fablon. (The furry one says why keep the directories at all cos you can look everything up on the interweb. Gotta point cos then I could get rid of that naff hall stand.)
...and I fear there are plans for this gorgeous roll on vintage French paper to soon be in the bedroom.
Alas I may be saved from completely covering the house because seems like its getting harder and harder to find. You can still score some great vintage rolls for sale on Etsy. Try searching the vintage section for fablon, contact paper or adhesive shelf liner.
1. summer flowers manufactured by Adorn from pumpkintruck 2. gold Kwik Cover from JenniesJunque 3. set of 3 vintage samples from lovenestdesign
4. cute fruit print from BluePrintVintage
I haven't found a Flickr group of sticky back plastic lovers yet? Anyone know of one or want to set one up with me? I did find a few pictures with a couple of inspired ideas of what to do with your precious roll once you find it.
1. faux bois parcels at bugsandfishesbylupin 2. Go Gay from strangebehaviour 3. magnetic mushroom noticeboard from vintage pleasure
I'd love to hear if you get sticking. Any one wanna swap contact paper samples?
I have loved an used contact paper for years
ReplyDeletemany years ago we would put the sticky side on an unsealed picture from a magazine ( now you can just use a printed copy and use a spoon or paper burnisher to press it down and get any and all air bubbles out, then soak in water (till the paper is dissolving)to remove the paper you can gently rub the soaked paper.
once the paper is off the ink stays on the contact paper and you have a stained glass effect - frame them for ornaments - or window decorations .